Our catalogue > Antique Tribal Jewellery

This page showcases all the jewellery & items of personal adornment from tribal groups in Asia, Africa and Oceania that we have for sale.

Most items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old colonial-era collections.

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8546

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    Solomon Islands Large Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)

    Solomon Islands
    early 20th century

    length: 20.7cm, weight: 190g

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    from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

    8545

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      Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands

      Solomon Islands
      early 20th century

      length (of the largest pendant): 6.6cm, weight: 98g

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      from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

      8544

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        Large Solomon Islands Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)

        Solomon Islands
        early 20th century

        length: 19cm, weight: 112g

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        from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

        8543

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          Solomon Islands Carved Clam Shell & Seed Necklace

          Solomon Islands
          early 20th century

          width (of shell pendant): 8.5cm, weight: 99g

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          from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

          8542

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            Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands

            Solomon Islands
            early 20th century

            length (of the largest shell pendant): 5.8cm, weight: 92g

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            from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

            8540

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              Solomon Islands Gold Lipped Pearl Shell Pendant with attached Shell Currency Strands

              Solomon Islands
              early 20th century

              length (of shell): 7cm, width: 6.7cm, weight: 26g

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              from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

              8529

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                Solomon Islands Small Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)

                Solomon Islands
                early 20th century

                length: 9.3cm, weight: 25g

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                from the estate collection of a former London museum curator

                6797

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                  Paduang or Kayan Lahwi (Long-Necked) Woman’s Brass Neck Rings & Anklets

                  Paduang or Kayan Lahwi People, Shan States, Eastern Burma
                  19th-early 20th century

                  height (of the longest neck ring): 13.2cm, width (of the wiodest neck ring): 18.3cm, width (of the arm rings): approximately 9cm, combined weight: 4,437g

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                  Provenance

                  Private collection, UK; collected during colonial times.

                  7132

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                    Mauritanian Bead Necklace (Tesbih)

                    Mauritania & southern Morocco
                    early 20th century

                    circumference: 102cm, weight: 169g

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                    private collection, Germany

                    4480

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                      Chin Minority Large Brass Spools for a Necklace

                      Chin People, Western Burma
                      19th century

                      circumference: approximately 67cm, lengths of the spools: approximately 12.3cm, 12.7cm, 13.1cm, 14.1cm and 14.6cm; width of the widest spool: 2.8cm, weight: 373g

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                      Provenance

                      private collection, London.

                      6799

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                        Pair of Nigerian Cast & Engraved Bronze Bangles

                        Lower Niger River, Nigeria
                        early 20th century

                        external diameter (widest): 9.9 to 10.1cm, internal diameter: 5.4 to 5.9cm, combined weight: 1,330g

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                        Provenance

                        UK art market

                        6779

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                          Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace

                          Konyak Naga People, Burma/India
                          circa 1900

                          length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm

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                          private European collection

                          6783

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                            Pair of Naga Brass Bracelets

                            Naga People, North-Eastern India
                            19th century

                            internal diameter: approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 549g

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                            Provenance

                            private European collection

                            4115

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                              Exceptional Collection of 18 Aztec Black-Clay, Tubular, Ear Plugs or Spools

                              Aztec Civilisation, Capilco, Mexico
                              14th-15th century

                              diameter: 2.1cm (smallest), 3.1cm (biggest)

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                              Provenance

                              UK art market, prior to that Madrid, Spain from before 1974

                              4474

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                                Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain

                                Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                19th century

                                circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g

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                                Provenance

                                UK art market

                                6247

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                                  Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace

                                  Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
                                  19th century

                                  length: 60cm, weight: 216g

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                                  Provenance

                                  private collection, London

                                  4225

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                                    Congo Cast-Brass Hairpins

                                    Congo, probably Kuba people.
                                    19th-20th century

                                    21cm & 16.8cm

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                                    Provenance

                                    Private collection, London.

                                    6249

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                                      Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque

                                      Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma
                                      18th-19th century

                                      width: 16.5cm, weight: 135g

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                                      Provenance

                                      private collection, London.

                                      5722

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                                        Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration

                                        Zulu People, South Africa
                                        circa 1940

                                        diameter (each): 6.5cm, combined weight: 61g

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                                        Provenance

                                        private collection, UK.

                                        5937

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                                          Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Ornaments

                                          Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                          early 20th century

                                          lengths: 7.3cm, combined weights: 396g

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                                          private collection, UK

                                          5724

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                                            Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration

                                            Zulu People, South Africa
                                            circa 1940

                                            diameters: 5.5cm, thickness: 0.8cm

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                                            Provenance

                                            private collection, UK

                                            5653

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                                              Necklace of Manabi Terracotta Spindle Whorls

                                              Pre-Colombian Manabi Culture, Ecuador
                                              500BC-500AD

                                              length: 68cm, weight: 104g

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                                              Provenance

                                              Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a superb collection of ethnographica.

                                              5742

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                                                Pair of Gurunsi Bronze Bracelets

                                                Gurunsi (Grunshi) People, northern Ghana & southern Burkina Faso
                                                18th-19th century

                                                width: 9.5cm, height: 9.3cm, combined weight: 684g

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                                                Provenance

                                                UK art market

                                                5973

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                                                  Maori Curved Nephrite Ear Ornament (Kapeu)

                                                  Maori People, New Zealand
                                                  early 20th century

                                                  length: 15.2cm, weight: 38.19g

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                                                  Provenance

                                                  UK art market

                                                  4624

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                                                    Cast Brass Senufo Ring

                                                    Senufo People, Ivory Coast
                                                    19th or early 20th century

                                                    weight: 19.6g, ring size: 10.75 (US), V/V (UK)

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                                                    Provenance

                                                    UK art market

                                                    4196

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                                                      Three Solid Copper Mossi African Hairpins

                                                      Mossi People, Burkina Faso
                                                      19th century

                                                      7.5-9cm

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                                                      Provenance

                                                      Private collection, London.

                                                      5940

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                                                        Exceptional Pair of Igbo Man’s Cast Brass Wrist Guards or Cuff Bracelets

                                                        Igbo People, South-central and South-eastern Nigeria
                                                        probably 19th century

                                                        heights: 17cm, diameters: 10.7cm, combined weights: 1,150g

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                                                        UK art market

                                                        4864

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                                                          Bontoc Clam Shell Bead & Glass Bead Necklace

                                                          Bontoc People, Northern Luzon, Philippines
                                                          19th-20th century

                                                          weight: 169g

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                                                          private collection, UK.

                                                          4860

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                                                            Yellow Venetian Glass & Brass Bead Necklace

                                                            Andhra Pradesh, India
                                                            19th century

                                                            length: 84cm, weight: 280g

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                                                            UK private collection

                                                            4259

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                                                              Naga Bead & Bone Necklace or Girdle

                                                              Naga People, India/Burma
                                                              19th century

                                                              length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g

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                                                              private collection, London.

                                                              4046

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                                                                Rare Cast Brass Necklace

                                                                Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon
                                                                19th century

                                                                length: 69cm, weight: 1,303g

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                                                                UK art market

                                                                4047

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                                                                  Woman’s Brass & Beaded Headdress & Ear Ornament Set

                                                                  Kikuyu People, Kenya
                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                  diameter of each spiral : 8.8cm; length of headdress: 38cm, total weight: 325g

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                                                                  UK art market

                                                                  3987

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                                                                    Silver Double Axe Pendant (Taka)

                                                                    Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia
                                                                    18th-19th century

                                                                    height: 6.2cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 15.4g

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                                                                    Provenance

                                                                    Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands

                                                                    4399

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                                                                      Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace

                                                                      Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India
                                                                      circa 1900

                                                                      length: 80cm, weight: 100g

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                                                                      private collection, London.

                                                                      4261

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                                                                        Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring

                                                                        Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India
                                                                        18th-19th century

                                                                        overall approximate widest diameter: 5cm, weight: 52g

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                                                                        private London collection

                                                                        4265

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                                                                          Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring

                                                                          Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India
                                                                          18th-19th century

                                                                          overall approximate widest diameter: 6cm, weight: 46g

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                                                                          private London collection

                                                                          1984

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                                                                            Pair of New Guinea Cone-Shell Ear Ornaments, dated 1859

                                                                            New Guinea
                                                                            collected in 1859

                                                                            maximum diameter of each: 7cm

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                                                                            Provenance

                                                                            UK art market; private collection, UK.

                                                                            2850

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                                                                              Cast Brass Pendant & Brass Bead Necklace

                                                                              Asante/Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa
                                                                              early 20th century

                                                                              length of pendant: 12.5cm, length of chain: 66cm, weight: 193g

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                                                                              UK art market

                                                                              3091

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                                                                                Rare Pair of Ijebu-Yoruba Bronze Ceremonial Anklets

                                                                                Nigeria
                                                                                18th century

                                                                                diameter: 19cm

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                                                                                private collection, Isle of Wight, UK.

                                                                                4222

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                                                                                  Cast Bronze Hairpin of a Horse & Rider

                                                                                  Dogon People, Mali
                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                  length: 19.5cm

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                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                  4279

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                                                                                    Chief’s Bronze ‘Tiered’ Anklet with Bells

                                                                                    Gio or Dan & Wee People, Liberia & Cote d’Ivoire
                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                    outside diameter: 11.5cm, inside diameter: 7.5cm x 8.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 517g

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                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    3933

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                                                                                      Dayak Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)

                                                                                      Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                                                      19th-early 20th century

                                                                                      height: 4.6cm, length: 10cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 26.36g

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                                                                                      Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.